I do know what song I'm listening to if the world as we know it is ending around me...so I thank them for that.
Band geeks is what I called them back then. Now I'm terribly envious of the music knowledge and experience they received. It took me 10 years to pick up what they probably learned in their 4 years.
Geez. I'll add Chuck Berry, Elvis, the Replacements, the Cars, Cheap Trick, NY Dolls, the Doors, KISS, Alice Cooper, Springsteen, Big Star...I could probably keep going for a while. Not a fan.